verbEtymology: Middle English thresshen, from Old English threscan; akin to Old High German dreskan to threshDate: before 12th centurytransitive verb1. to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically; also to separate (seed) in this way
2.thrash 4
3. to strike repeatedly
intransitive verb1. to thresh grain
2.a.thrash 2
b.thrash 3

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thresh — [thresh] vt. [ME threschen: earlier form of THRASH] 1. to beat out (grain) from its husk, as with a flail 2. to beat grain out of (husks) 3. to beat or strike as with a flail vi. 1. to thresh grain 2. to toss about; thrash … English World dictionary

thresh — /thresh/, v.t. 1. to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. 2. to beat as if with a flail. v.i. 3. to thresh wheat, grain, etc. 4 … Universalium

thresh — [θreʃ] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: threscan] to separate grains of corn, wheat etc from the rest of the plant by beating it with a special tool or machine &GT;thresher n … Dictionary of contemporary English

thresh — [ θreʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive to separate the grain from the rest of a crop such as wheat using a tool or machine ╾ threshing noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English